Posted on 25 May 201624 May 2016 by David Resting on the line: mallard drakes Two mallard drakes, part of the West Park duck population, asleep or resting balancing on the line of rope separating the boating area from the rest of the lake. It seems a very strange place to choose, but it gets well used. Post navigationPrevious post: Carrion crow, head to one sideNext post: Blackbird on a look-out branch